Exclusive: Nokia to launch Lumia 800 and 710 Windows Phones [pics] — Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will introduce at least two Nokia Windows Phones tomorrow morning. — WinRumors has learned that the company is planning to make the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 devices available in November following an announcement at Nokia World on Wednesday.

IBM Has a New CEO: Meet Virginia Rometty — Speculation has been running fairly consistent for awhile now that there would soon be a new CEO at IBM, as Sam Palmisano approached the company's typical retirement age. Today the company's board of directors named Virginia Rometty …

An Update on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 — We know that many of you are looking forward to BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0, and we wanted to provide you with an update on the progress that we're making. — As much as we'd love to have it in your hands today, we've made the difficult decision …

The Apple-fication of everything — One of the best things about Steve Jobs' return to Apple — which will live on and benefit society long after Jobs' death — is how he basically spent the last 14 years teaching thousands of Apple employees to have incredibly high standards and to build amazing products.

HP Testing Windows 8 on TouchPads — June 27, 2011: The HP TouchPad — a new tablet computer running Palm's WebOS operating system — is displayed in San Francisco. — Zombie tech? — The products you thought were dead at HP may not be quite dead just yet.

Reed Hastings Lays Out the Netflix Comeback Plan — Netflix wants investors to believe that it can restart its engine, which conked out yesterday. And it wants customers to believe it will have stuff they want to watch, even though it is losing some prize jewels. — You'll forgive both groups if they're a tad skeptical.

IPads Change Economics, and Speed, of Hotel Wi-Fi — IF, like me, you have been complaining about unusually poor Internet service in hotel rooms lately, the hotels have a good explanation. — Largely because of the broad use of iPads and other mobile tablets, which are heavy users of video streaming …

Gazelle: BlackBerry trade-ins at all time high — BlackBerry trade-ins on Gazelle's site. — Gadget buyer Gazelle, which purchases gadgets in return for cash, today said it's seen an 80 percent increase in BlackBerry trades since last week, up from record highs earlier this month.

Twitter and TV Get Close to Help Each Other Grow — Type the term “X Factor” into Twitter's search engine on a Tuesday or Wednesday night and within moments, hundreds of viewer compliments and complaints about the Fox television show of that name will appear.

Groupon Loves Satire. Except When It's About Their IPO — Groupon is known for its wacky irreverence. But the company's lawyers apparently don't appreciate when the wackiness is at their expense. — Online retailer Cat5 Commerce created a website poking fun at Groupon and its troubled IPO.

Macworld Expo unveils new name, focus — When it kicks off on January 26, 2012, Macworld Expo will have a new name — Macworld| iWorld — to emphasize its focus on the entire range of Apple products and technology. Registration for the conference and expo opened Tuesday.

Amazon patents gift cards that can tattle on what you buy — A diagram from the newly issued Amazon patent. — Happy Birthday! Here's the Creepiest Gift Card Ever! — U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show that Amazon today received a patent on something called “customizing gift instrument experiences for recipients.”

New Law Would Require Warrants for GPS Surveillance — New Businesses and Civil Rights Both Require Legal Change. — Location data produced by modern technology like GPS and cell phones can today be accessed by law enforcement agents without probably cause and a warrant …

Online gambling finds support in House — A House subcommittee signaled Tuesday that it will move forward with legislation to legalize some forms of online gambling. — Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.), chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Manufacturing subpanel …